People

Principal Investigator

Malay Haldar, MD, PhD

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Principal Investigator
mhaldar@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
215-573-9704

Associate Professor (Tenured) : Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Investigator: Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute

Attending Physician: Molecular Diagnostics, HUP

Director, Physician Scientist Track, Pathology Residency Program

 

Background

Malay completed his medical degree (MBBS) from  B.J Medical College (University of Pune, India) and subsequently completed a PhD in human genetics from the University of Utah under Dr. Mario Capecchi (Nobel Prize in Medicine, 2007). He then completed his residency training in clinical pathology (physician-scientist track) at the Washigton University in St. Louis, where he also pursued postdoctoral research in immunology under the mentorship of Dr. Kenneth Murphy. Malay then moved to UPenn to start his own research group in the department of Pathology. 

 

Lab Alumni

Graduate students

Graham Lobel: Graham, an MD/PhD candidate (Cancer Biology Graduate group), completed his thesis research in the laboratory between 2020-2023. He moved on to continue his clinical training.

Tsun Ki Jerrick To: Jerrick was a graduate student (Pharmacology program) in the lab and successfully defended his thesis in 2022. Jerrick moved on to join biotech/pharma consulting.

Ian Folkert: Ian is a physician-scientist who completed his thesis research in our laboratory in 2021. After successfully defending his thesis, Ian moved across the street to complete his general surgery residency at HUP-UPenn followed by a surgical oncology fellowship at the MD Anderson cancer center. .

Samir Devalaraja: Samir, an MD/PhD candidate (Immunology Graduate Group), completed his thesis research in the laboratory between 2017-2020. He moved on to continue his clinical training.

Postdocs

Zahidul Alam, MBBS, PhD: Zahdiul was a postdoctoral research associated from 2016-2019. He moved on to pursue additional experience as a research fellow before starting his own group as a tenure track faculty in East Carolina University.

Mai Dang, MD, PhD: Mai is a physician-scientist who completed her post-doctoral research in the Haldar Lab between 2017 - 2021.   Mai moved on to join the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis as a tenure track faculty.

Pengfei Yu, PhD: Pengfei was a postdoc in our group from 2020 - 2022 and then moved on to join pharma as a scientist.

Other Trainees

Lauren Gaetano: Lauren was a research technician between 2024 - 2025. She then joined the MD/PhD program jointly administered by the Princeton University and Rutgers.

Patricia Young: Patricia was a research technician till 07/2019 and then moved on as a researcher at another location.

Minghong Li: Minghong was the lab manager and senior research technician from 08/2015-01/2019. She moved on to join pharmaceutical industry as a staff scientist. 

Kanika Jain: Masters Thesis work and research associate (03/2016 - 08/2017). Kanika left to pursue a PhD in cancer biology at the University of Pennsylvania.

Yuma Tada: Research specialist (07/2015 — 05/2017). Yuma moved on to pursue a PhD in cancer biology at Cornell University.